https://xcancel.com/nytopinion/status/1829879853165765055
https://archive.ph/lxKBc
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/31/opinion/heat-wave-air-conditioning-climate-change.html

  • TheLepidopterists [he/him]
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    3 months ago

    I mean the area I live in is pretty humid and we broke 100 degrees fahrenheit during the last heat wave. I think that 30 years ago "just deal with the 89 degree temperature, drink some water" was a reasonable stance but temperatures like this will kill people.

    • peppersky [he/him, any]
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      3 months ago

      Pretty sure there are literally billions of people living in areas hotter than wherever you life which do not use AC

      • somename [she/her]
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        3 months ago

        Plenty of people are now dying from heat waves too. Just because a large part of the world is deprived from proper cooling doesn’t mean it’s not good or valuable. The real issue is the energy generation methods.